
Originally Posted by
Roger Clark
The other thing to consider in new computers is USB3. I'm getting read and write speeds of about 96 MBytes /second with USB3 interface to and from USB 3 (2 and 3 TByte) drives. The thunderbolt read/write tests I've seen online were around 115 MBytes/sec, so a little better. But USB 3 drives are now common. On USB 2, I get about 32 MBytes/second on I7 linux machines and about 25 MB/sec. on windows xp. So USB 3 is a big step up. Thunderbolt a small step up from usb3, although (I hope) that will improve further.
Roger